Dutch general election, 1972
Dutch general election, 1972
|
|
|
|
All 150 seats to the House of Representatives
76 seats were needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
83.5% |
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
| |
 |
 |
 |
| Leader |
Joop den Uyl |
Frans Andriessen |
Hans Wiegel |
| Party |
PvdA |
KVP |
VVD |
| Leader since |
1966 |
1971 |
1971 |
| Last election |
39 seats, 24.5% |
35 seats, 21.8% |
16 seats, 10.3% |
| Seats won |
43 |
27 |
22 |
| Seat change |
 4 |
 8 |
6 |
| Popular vote |
2,021,454 |
1,305,401 |
1,068,375 |
| Percentage |
27.3% |
17.7% |
14.4% |
|
| |
Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
| |
 |
 |
 |
| Leader |
Barend Biesheuvel |
Bas de Gaay Fortman |
Arnold Tilanus |
| Party |
ARP |
PPR |
CHU |
| Leader since |
1963 |
1972 |
1972 |
| Last election |
13 seats, 8.5% |
2 seats, 1.8% |
10 seats, 6.3% |
| Seats won |
14 |
7 |
7 |
| Seat change |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
1,068,375 |
354,829 |
354,463 |
| Percentage |
8.8% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
|
| |
Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
| |
 |
.jpg) |
 |
| Leader |
Marcus Bakker |
Hans van Mierlo |
Willem Drees, Jr. |
| Party |
CPN |
D66 |
DS'70 |
| Leader since |
1963 |
1966 |
1966 |
| Last election |
6 seats, 3.8% |
11 seats, 6.7% |
8 seats, 5.3% |
| Seats won |
7 |
6 |
6 |
| Seat change |
1 |
5 |
2 |
| Popular vote |
330,398 |
307,048 |
304,714 |
| Percentage |
4.4% |
4.1% |
4.1% |
|
|
| Seats |
|
|
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 November 1972.[1] The Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 43 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Labour Party | 2,021,454 | 27.3 | 43 | +4 |
| Catholic People's Party | 1,305,401 | 17.7 | 27 | –8 |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1,068,375 | 14.4 | 22 | +6 |
| Anti Revolutionary Party | 653,609 | 8.8 | 14 | –1 |
| Political Party of Radicals | 354,829 | 4.8 | 7 | +5 |
| Christian Historical Union | 354,463 | 4.8 | 7 | –3 |
| Communist Party of the Netherlands | 330,398 | 4.5 | 7 | +1 |
| Democrats 1966 | 307,048 | 4.2 | 6 | –5 |
| Democratic Socialists '70 | 304,714 | 4.1 | 6 | –2 |
| Reformed Political Party | 163,114 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Farmers' Party | 143,239 | 1.9 | 3 | +2 |
| Reformed Political League | 131,236 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Pacifist Socialist Party | 111,262 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Roman Catholic Party of the Netherlands | 67,658 | 0.9 | 1 | New |
| Anti Woningnood Actie Centrum | 77,245 | 1.0 | 0 | New |
| Democratic Centre Party | 0 | New |
| Stam List | 0 | New |
| New Middle Party | 0 | –2 |
| New Roman Party | 0 | 0 |
| Party of the Right | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 51,242 | – | – | – |
| Total | 7,445,287 | 100 | 150 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,916,947 | 83.5 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| PvdA |
|
27.34% |
| KVP |
|
17.65% |
| VVD |
|
14.45% |
| ARP |
|
8.84% |
| PPR |
|
4.80% |
| CHU |
|
4.79% |
| CPN |
|
4.47% |
| D66 |
|
4.15% |
| DS70 |
|
4.12% |
| SGP |
|
2.21% |
| BP |
|
1.94% |
| GPV |
|
1.77% |
| PSP |
|
1.50% |
| RKPN |
|
0.92% |
| Other |
|
1.04% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1396 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1414